Alizarin (CD5A36) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Alizarin"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Alizarin pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #CD5A36

RGB rgb(205, 90, 54)

HSL hsl(14°, 60%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:74% K:20%

Luminance 0.2062

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.11:1

Aa — #CD5A36

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.11:1

Aa — #CD5A36

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CD5A36 #37AACD

Analogous

#CD375F #CD5A36 #CDA537

Triadic

#CD5A36 #37CD5A #5A37CD

Split-comp.

#CD5A36 #37CDA5 #375FCD

Tetradic

#CD5A36 #5FCD37 #37AACD #A537CD

Monochromatic

#2A150E #773A28 #C16144 #CD816A #E0B1A3

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